July 28, 2021 | Revelation 5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue On October 31, 2018, a single web of lightning flashed and stretched 440 miles over Brazil. About the distance from Boston to Washington, it was the longest (in distance) lightning strike ever measured. Then on March 4, 2019, a lightning bolt lit up over Argentina […]
July 27, 2021 | Matthew 25:31–46 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Sheep and goats have many similarities, but they are distinctively different. One way to tell the difference is to look at their tails. A goat’s tail goes up, while sheep tails hang down. They also behave differently. While goats eat leaves, twigs, vines, and shrubs, […]
July 26, 2021 | 1 Corinthians 5 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Jesus Christ is both our Good Shepherd and the perfect Lamb of God, sacrificed for our salvation. While under the Mosaic Law animals had to be sacrificed over and over, our Lord Jesus became the perfect Sacrifice who paid that price once for all […]
July 25, 2021 | Mark 14:12–26 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue One of the most famous paintings in the world is The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. The painting shows the moment Jesus announced He would be betrayed, with the disciples reacting in different ways appropriate to their personalities. Other things are going on as […]
July 24, 2021 | Exodus 12:1–28 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue God had heard the cries of His people Israel in bondage in Egypt. He’d sent Moses to Pharaoh with the message, “Let my people go!” He’d also sent increasingly serious plagues to match Pharaoh’s increasingly hardened heart and to demonstrate to everyone that the gods […]
July 23, 2021 | Genesis 22:1–18 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you visit Jerusalem you can see the Dome of the Rock, an Islamic shrine built in the late seventh century and long recognized as one of the world’s great architectural masterpieces. This is also said to be the site of Solomon’s Temple (2 Chron. […]
July 22, 2021 | Leviticus 4:32–35 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Have you ever worn a brand new white shirt only to mar it with an accidental food stain? Even when you try your best to remove the offending mark, the shirt no longer has the same pristine appearance. The blemish is all you see. In […]
July 21, 2021 | 1 Peter 5:1–11 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue What is a pastor’s main responsibility? “Since the 1960s, we have experienced an evolution in what we expect a local church pastor to be,” wrote J. P. Moreland in Love Your God With All Your Mind. “Forty years ago he was expected to be […]
July 20, 2021 | John 21:15–19 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue When I was young, my mother always told me to eat my peas because they were good for me. As an adult, I know she’s right. Green vegetables are an important source of protein, fiber, and vitamins…and they help lower cholesterol. Canadian researchers recently reported […]
July 19, 2021 | Matthew 10 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue In the military, soldiers are sent out on a mission, following clear directives from their leaders. They need to be ready because they do not know when they will be sent or where they will need to go. They do know that they will need […]